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  2. Municipal annexation in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Municipal annexation is a process by which a municipality acquires new territory, [1] most commonly by expanding its boundaries into an adjacent unincorporated area. This has been a common response of cities to urbanization in neighboring areas.

  3. Municipal annexation - Wikipedia

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    Municipal annexation is the legal process by which a city or other municipality acquires land as its jurisdictional territory (as opposed to simply owning the land the way individuals do). [1] The annexed land is typically not part of any other municipality.

  4. Local government in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Annexation policies are highly dependent on whether the city is general law (annexation can only occur with the consent of the landowners) or home rule (no consent is required, but if the city fails to provide essential services, the landowners can petition for de-annexation), and city boundaries can cross county ones.

  5. Annexation of land approved for expansion of inert landfill ...

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    Aug. 7—JAMESTOWN — The Jamestown City Council unanimously approved on Monday, Aug. 7, the annexation of land adjacent to city limit boundaries in Bloom Township for an expansion of the city's ...

  6. What is a property survey, and how do I get one? - AOL

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    Whether you’re buying a new home or building an addition onto a property you already own, you’ll probably need a property survey. These help determine or confirm land boundaries, such as the ...

  7. Atlanta annexations and wards - Wikipedia

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    Layout of Atlanta's five wards (1854–1871) The 1848 charter only specified election of six citywide councilmembers, but on January 9, 1854, an ordinance was adopted that divided the town into five wards and two councilmen from each ward would be elected to coincide with the completion of the first official city hall.

  8. North county annexation: U.S. 1 neighborhood near ... - AOL

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    Both Juno Beach and Palm Beach Gardens had shown interest in annexing Captain's Key, a community of 25 homes near Seminole Golf Club.

  9. Public Land Survey System - Wikipedia

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    The Public Land Survey System (PLSS) is the surveying method developed and used in the United States to plat, or divide, real property for sale and settling. Also known as the Rectangular Survey System, it was created by the Land Ordinance of 1785 to survey land ceded to the United States by the Treaty of Paris in 1783, following the end of the ...